Why Aren't You Laughing?

by GOLD

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Grimmrobe Gold brings their brand of dead serious post-punk into the fray once again, and as usual, they don't disappoint. Favorite track: Lack of Skill.

Simone Gastaldon I didn't know GOLD before. I saw many enthusiastic reviews about "WAYL?" before I decided to check them out. And I'm so glad I did! The album is in my Top 3 of 2019 for sure. I love how they succeed in mixing post-punk, post-rock and post-metal in such a new way. Favorite track: He Is Not.

aernamusik A really successful album. Everything fits together great. Especially the drummer sets many impulses. So if he wants to Play away everything Evil!
Sometimes the guitars remind me of Chameleons. And the lyrics and the vocals are something very Special. Love it! Favorite track: Why Aren't You Laughing?.

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1.	He Is Not 04:22	buy track
2.	Things I Wish I Never Knew 04:03	buy track
3.	Why Aren't You Laughing? 04:13	buy track
4.	Please Tell Me You're Not the Future 03:45	buy track
5.	Taken By Storm 05:12	buy track
6.	Wide-Eyed 03:59	buy track
7.	Lack of Skill 03:33	buy track
8.	Truly, Truly Disappointed 06:44	buy track
9.	Killing At Least 13 05:21	buy track
10.	Mounting Into Bitterness 04:43	buy track
11.	Till Death Do Us Part 04:54	buy track

about

GOLD returns with their fourth - and finest - album, Why Aren’t You Laughing?, due out via Artoffact Records on April 5, 2019. The Dutch ensemble marry hypnotic gothic vibes with soulful heavy rock, overlaid with atmospheric, often dream-like vocals.

The multi-faceted album is complex in its construction, but by enlisting producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (Paradise Lost, Grave Pleasures), each element is given ample room to breathe - and indeed shine.

GOLD released its debut record Interbellum in 2012 on Germany’s cult label Ván Records. No Image followed in 2015 released by Ván in Europe and Profound Lore in the USA, and in 2017 GOLD released its most well-received record to date, the brooding and hypnotic Optimist. The latter was unanimously praised as a tour de force in songwriting, atmosphere, and existential innuendo. On each record, the song craft has deepened and widened as Milena Eva’s poetic lyrics and delivery have connected strongly to the depths of the soul. The band as a unit - rounded out by Thomas Sciarone, Kamiel Top and Jaka Bolič on guitars, Tim Meijer on bass, and Igor Wouters on drums - are primal and whirling; full of life, and yet a memento mori.

GOLD wonderfully blends the confidence of post-metal with the fragility of goth rock - with electrifying results. Recalling the experimentalism of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the dark and sweet beauty of Kristin Hersh and Throwing Muses, but firmly rooted in a powerful, yet artsy rock vibe, GOLD have tapped into something truly unique. The band’s delicate balance has caught the attention of the likes of Converge, with whom they toured in 2016 and 2017, as well as New Model Army, who invited GOLD as support for dates in 2018. In 2019, GOLD will tour Europe, including performances at Roadburn and Hellfest.

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released April 5, 2019

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GOLD The Netherlands

GOLD is an avant-garde dark rock ensemble from Rotterdam. The sound of new album 'Why Aren't You Laughing?, marries hypnotic gothic vibes with layers of blackened guitars, overlaid with atmospheric, often dream-like vocals. The multi-faceted album is complex in its construction, but by enlisting producer Jaime Gomez Arellano, each element is given ample room to breathe - and indeed shine. ... more

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Sep 06

Summer Dying Loud

Lodz, Poland
Sep 14

Zuiderpark

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sep 17

TRIX

Borgerhout, Belgium
Sep 18

Le Farmer

Lyon, France
Sep 19

Atabal

Biarritz, France
Sep 20

Le Confort Moderne

Poitiers, France
Sep 21

Espace LeGoffic

Rennes, France
Sep 22

La Ferronnerie

Pau, France
Sep 23

Sala Boveda

Barcelona, Spain
Sep 24

Sala Caracol

Madrid, Spain
Sep 25

RCA Club

Lisbon, Portugal
Sep 26

Maus Hábitos

Porto, Portugal
Sep 27

Sala Groove

Portugalete, Spain
Oct 03

Paard

The Hague, Netherlands
Oct 18

Oslo Hackney

London, UK
Oct 26

VERA

Groningen, Netherlands
Oct 28

Markthalle

Hamburg, Germany
Oct 29

Ideal Bar, Vega - Musikkens Hus

Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 30

Fängelset

Gothenburg, Sweden
Oct 31

Blitz

Oslo, Norway
Nov 01

Plan B

Malmö, Sweden
Nov 02

Alte Meierei

Kiel, Germany
Nov 03

Kantine am Berghain

Berlin, Germany
Nov 05

Maly Berlin

Trnava, Slovakia
Nov 06

Kulturák Klub

Bratislava, Slovakia
Nov 07

ROBOT

Budapest, Hungary
Nov 08

ZetPeTe

Krakow, Poland
Nov 09

UT Connewitz

Leipzig, Germany
Dec 07

Gebäude 9

Cologne, Germany
Dec 27

Melkweg Upstairs

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 30

Colos-Saal

Aschaffenburg, Germany

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